Mayor Bloomberg Says Cops Should Go On Strike Until Americans Give Up Their Guns

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://www.infowars.com/mayor-bloomberg-says-cops-should-go-on-strike-until-americans-give-up-their-guns/

Mike Riggs

Reason.com

July 24, 2012

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told CNN’s Piers Morgan last night that he doesn’t “understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike, we’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe.”

We’ve been hearing a lot of that recently. Earlier this year, The New York Times reprinted a Department of Justice press release and slapped this lede on top of it: “As violent crime has decreased across the country, a disturbing trend has emerged: Rising numbers of police officers are being killed.”

Bloomberg and The New York Times are both wrong:

*In 2008, ten times more civilians regular people were killed by cops than cops were killed by perps.

*In 2011, 72 cops were shot and killed in the entire U.S.; in L.A. County alone, cops shot and killed 54 suspects the same year–22 percent of those people were unarmed.

*As Scott Reeder reported at Reason this morning, “Farmers, ranchers, commercial fishermen, loggers, garbage collectors, truck drivers, construction workers, pilots, steel workers, roofers, and others are far more likely to face death on the jobs than police or firefighters, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”

*And as Choire Sicha wrote earlier this year, “2008 was the ten-year low for police officers being killed, and 2012 is, so far, year-to-date, down 49% from last year.”

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[lostinblue 1,989]

"let no crisis go to waste" Very typical of most liberals. There are evil people in this world. Liberals want to "reform" them. At times in the past China has had the answer. Within three or four days of the crime a public execution on national TV.Even if a death sentence is recieved this evil man will still be around 30 years from now. All thanks to the likes of people like Bloomberg. This man wants to run for president in the future and will step over the still warm Colorado bodies to do it. Shamefull to put politics into this this time of mourning.

[Ban Hammer 13,590]

seems like he just gave a green light to nypd to go on strike.

[^_^ 5,021]

bloomberg is weird. he oscillates with amazing regularity between good manager and visionary... and being a total idiot.

[JohnR! 5,495]

"let no crisis go to waste" Very typical of most liberals. There are evil people in this world. Liberals want to "reform" them. At times in the past China has had the answer. Within three or four days of the crime a public execution on national TV.Even if a death sentence is recieved this evil man will still be around 30 years from now. All thanks to the likes of people like Bloomberg. This man wants to run for president in the future and will step over the still warm Colorado bodies to do it. Shamefull to put politics into this this time of mourning.

I am sure that every last Chinese refugee in the United States would agree with your idea that we should seek inspiration in China, considering that country's spotless record in judicial fairness and due process... :rofl:

[rocks 494]

We should give up our guns so the cops can shoot more unarmed people? Great idea. Bloomberg and Ice-T should have a face off.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What an idiot.

[Harsh_77 718]

LOL… I guess this is the one topic most of us agree, Bloomberg is an idiot.

[mawilson 2,133]

seems like he just gave a green light to nypd to go on strike.

Not really - since the 2nd amendment apparently doesn't apply in NYC. Guns are already illegal.

[X Factor 1,112]

O.K let them go on strike and see what transpires. He will quickly change his tune.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

"let no crisis go to waste" Very typical of most liberals. There are evil people in this world. Liberals want to "reform" them. At times in the past China has had the answer. Within three or four days of the crime a public execution on national TV.Even if a death sentence is recieved this evil man will still be around 30 years from now. All thanks to the likes of people like Bloomberg. This man wants to run for president in the future and will step over the still warm Colorado bodies to do it. Shamefull to put politics into this this time of mourning.

Is it a time of mourning? At least on here it seems that it is a time for people to indulge in speculative fantasisies about how they would have dealt with the situation, had they been there.

[natty bumppo 297]

why not start with NYC ... then let bloomberg report how that works out ....

[JohnR! 5,495]

Not really - since the 2nd amendment apparently doesn't apply in NYC. Guns are already illegal.

I normally leave my bazookas in Brooklyn every time I am in the city....

[Harsh_77 718]

I normally leave my bazookas in Brooklyn every time I am in the city....

lol now thats the only thing you would be able to carry around as Guns are illegal in NY.

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The most dangerous thing in NYC are the taxis.